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Why do bees have queens? 2 biologists explain this insect’s social structure – and why some bees don’t have a queen at all

  • Written by Phil Starks, Associate Professor of Biology, Tufts University
Why do bees have queens? 2 biologists explain this insect’s social structure – and why some bees don’t have a queen at allThe queen, on the right with a larger, darker body, is bigger than the worker bees in the colony and lives several times longer.Jens Kalaene/picture alliance via Getty ImagesWhy do bees have queens? 2 biologists explain this insect’s social structure – and why some bees don’t have a queen at all

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